Solar System Builder (144.0K)
As with our own solar system, some of these stars have more than one companion already identified. We suspect that over time, these planets have come to orbital stability with respect to each other, just as we find in our own solar system.
In 1995, the discovery of a jovian planet orbiting the sun-like star 51 Pegasi every 5 days made us realize our own solar system is not the only model for planets orbiting stars. A decade later, our inventory has passed 150 other solar systems. In this interactive and these questions, we open our eyes to the vast range of possible planets out there.
In 1995, the discovery of a jovian planet orbiting the sun-like star 51 Pegasi every 5 days made us realize our own solar system is not the only model for planets orbiting stars. A decade later, our inventory has passed 100 other solar systems. In this interactive and these questions, we open our eyes to the vast range of possible planets out there.
The Kepler mission for about 2010 will act as a terrestrial planet finder. If the masses of bodies like Earth are not sufficient to deflect their star's motion in space, then how could we find them.
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